Thursday, 25 July 2013

Banana apple muffins

It's banana!
Yes, banana!

It's another banana recipe again.
I couldn't express in words how much I love to eat banana . So I made myself some banana treats . This time pair up with an apple. = bapple?
And also a great breakfast idea too!
You can too with chopped nuts before bake them:) 
You'll need: 
  • 1 apple
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder
  • 2 large ripe bananas
  • 60 gm melted butter
  • 100 gm sugar
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 125 ml milk
  • 240 gm cake flour
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/8 tsp salt



Steps: 

  • Prepare oven at 175°c.
  • Peel and deseed the apple. Cut into about 1cm dices. ( I grated them) Mix with the cinnamon powder. Set aside.
  • Use a large spoon or a food processor to mash the banana into paste. Add the melted butter, sugar and egg. Combine well. Stir in the milk.
  • Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt well. Sift into the banana mixture in 3 batches. Lightly combine all ingredients with a spatula or balloon whisk between each addition. Don’t over stir the batter because you don’t want your cup cakes turn hard as gluten forms inside. Mix in the diced apples.

  • Spoon and divide the batter into the lined muffin trays. Bake in the preheated oven for about 30 to 35 minutes, or until cooked through. Test with an inserted needle that comes out clean. Remove from the oven and let them cool on a wire rack. Enjoy while the cup cakes are still warm.
See what I've found ?:O




Friday, 19 July 2013

Steamed banana cake

I will make this whenever my mum brought home with some bananas. The sweet, fragrance smell of the ripen bananas are what makes me so in love with this eggless, vegan, healthy steamed cake.

(Make one regular bunt cake)
You'll need :
 
1 1/2 cups of flour
1/2 cup of rice flour
2 tbsp of baking powder
1/2 tsp of baking soda
Pinch of salt
1/4 cup of honey/sugar/stevia
3 bananas ( mashed )
1 banana ( cubed )
1 cup of milk
1/2 cup yoghurt
4 tbsp melted butter

Topping (optional) :
Dried fruits 
Nuts 
Oats
Cornflakes
Chocolate chips ( I know, it's good!)

Steps :
Prepare your steamer, making sure they are steaming on high heat

1. Combine flours,baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar in a large mixing bowl. ( skip sugar when you are using liquid sweetener)
2. Mash 3 bananas, combine with milk, yoghurt,honey (if you're not using sugar) melted butter. Stir well.
3. Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients, stir in the wet ingredients all at once.
Mix thoroughly.
4. Pour into lined or greased and floured bunt cake tin ( I use silicon ) and steam on high for 20 minutes. ( top with toppings before steaming)
5. Let cool and serve !

Soft and fluffy! Less oil and sugar. Awesome!




Saturday, 13 July 2013

Scottish shortbread cookies



With a cup of tea or coffee, shortbread is always the best classic accompaniment to your afternoon tea.
This rich and crumbly cookies will make your day.
I promise.


You'll need:
250g butter ( soften )
85g rice flour
85g sugar
3 3/4 cup of all purpose flour

Steps :

1. Sift together the rice flour and all purpose flour, set aside.
2. cream the butter and sugar until light.
3. Combine the flour and butter mixture together, gently knead them with your hands.

4. Roll out about 1/2 - 1 cm thick, poke the dough with fork. 

5. Divide them into cookies evenly, bake them for 20 minutes, or until golden brown.
6. Douse with Sugar as soon as they come out from the oven. Let cool on a wire rack.
Enjoy!

Guilin Fried Ribs

Fragrance of the spices and marinates, you can't resist! :)



You'll need :

Ingredients A :
300g pork ribs 
20 g water

Ingredients B :
50g onions
50g celery
50g carrot
2 red chillies 
50g chopped garlic

Seasoning A :
 50g soy sauce
50g oyster sauce 
20g chicken stock granules
20g sugar

Seasoning B :
50 g all purpose flour
50 g corn flour




Steps:
1. Stir all ingredients B together until well-mixed, put in ribs and marinate for about 2 hours.
2. Stir flour and corn flour together until well-mixed, add in marinated ribs and stir to coat it well.
3. Heat oil in wok, put in coated ribs and fry for 4-5 minutes until cooked, dish out to serve!!

Enjoy!

Stir Fry Egg With Shrimps

A quick and simple Chinese stir fry dish. Serve best with a bowl of rice. Yum! :D


200gm shrimps
3 egg whites ( beaten)
3 egg yolks ( beaten )
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
Pepper to taste

Steps :
1. Heat 2 tbsp of cooking oil in a nonstick pan, stir fry shrimps until cooked.( just turned into pink color, do not over cook it, it will gets tough and rubbery )
2. Add in egg whites, stir fry until cooked.
3. Add in egg yolks to cook lightly, pour in the seasoning and serve hot.


Friday, 12 July 2013

Amazing bread pudding

It's weekend ! It's time for indulging breakfast ! :D 

You'll need :

2 slices of bread
1 egg
1/2 cup of milk
2 tsp butter
2 tsp sugar
Chocolate ( of your choice)

A ramekin 

Steps:
1. Preheat your oven to 180°c.
2 butter and cut the bread into cubes.
3. Place the cubed bread into the ramekin and distribute the chocolate  evenly.

4. Mix the egg, milk and sugar until homogeneously mixed.

5. Pour the egg mixture into the ramekin. 

6. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Taste even better with a scoop of ice cream! 


Fluffy pancakes

Title says it all! Light and fluffy pancakes are what we looking for.

You'll need :

100g of cake flour (1 1/4 cups)
100g of milk (1/2 cup)
1 egg yolk
1 egg white
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup sugar

Steps :
1. Sift the cake flour and baking powder, set aside.
2. Combine the egg yolk and milk.
3. Stir in the dry flour mixture until just mixed.
4. Beat the egg white with sugar until peaks form.
5. Fold in the egg white into wet mixture gently. Do not over mix.
6. Lightly grease your skillet on medium heat.
7. Flip the pancakes when bubbles start to form. Cook until brown
8. Serve!

Best with jam and butter or honey. :)